The Big 8 was Colorado, Iowa St., Kansas, Kansas St., Mizzou, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Oklahoma St.
They became the Big XII with the absorption of Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech after the collapse of the Southwest Conference, which cut loose Arkansas, Houston, Rice, SMU and TCU.
They became the Big XII with the absorption of Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech after the collapse of the Southwest Conference, which cut loose Arkansas, Houston, Rice, SMU and TCU.